Luke Askew
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-03-26
Day of Death
2012-03-29 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Macon, Georgia, USA
Luke Askew
Biography
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Luke Askew (born 1932 in Macon, Georgia, U.S.) is an American actor best known for his role in the 1969 film Easy Rider.
Askew was born in Macon, Georgia. He made his film debut in Otto Preminger's Hurry Sundown (1967), but was first noticed as an actor for his role in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. He was one of the first actors daring to wear long hair in this era, which he had to hide under a hat during the filming of this movie. The next year he worked with John Wayne in The Green Berets (with his hair cut short). The following year he worked with Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider. This film set him on the road to becoming a cult figure of modern cinema.
Askew has continued to work as an actor since then, predominantly appeared as an actor on television series. This includes work on such series as: Bonanza, Mission: Impossible, The Rockford Files, The Six Million Dollar Man, T. J. Hooker, L.A. Law, MacGyver,Walker, Texas Ranger and HBO's Big Love. He has appeared frequently with Bill Paxton.
He also took part in Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999), a documentary about the making of the film on the Easy Rider DVD.[1] Askew sang Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Jimmy Reed songs at The Gaslight Cafe. According to Bob Dylan, Luke, when he sang at The Gaslight Cafe, was a "guy who sounded like Bobby Blue Bland"
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Known For
Acting
(2005)
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Alec Campbell
(2002)
Frailty
as Sheriff Smalls
(1999)
Vendetta
as William Parkerson
(1999)
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
as Self
(1998)
The Newton Boys
as Chief Schoemaker
(1997)
Traveller
as Boss Jack Costello
(1997)
Savage
as Capt. Rohmer
(1994)
Frank & Jesse
as Lone Rider
(1993)
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as The Warden
(1991)
Dune Warriors
as William
(1990)
(1989)
Back to Back
as Wade Duro
(1988)
Bulletproof
as Gen. Gallo
(1987)
Legend of the White Horse
as Frank Brown
(1986)
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Sheriff Mills
(1984)
The Warrior and the Sorceress
as Zeg the Tyrant
(1982)
The Beast Within
as Dexter Ward
(1979)
Wanda Nevada
as Ruby Muldoon
(1977)
Rolling Thunder
as Automatic Slim
(1976)
The Quest
as Crane
(1975)
Posse
as Krag
(1975)
Walking Tall Part II
as Pinky Dobson
(1975)
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
as Aaron Cord
(1975)
Mackintosh and T.J.
as Cal
(1975)
A Matter of Wife... and Death
as Snell
(1974)
This Is the West That Was
as Oscar Wellman
(1974)
Night Games
as D.D. Franklin
(1974)
Manhunter
as Max Chabriol
(1973)
(1973)
Slipstream
as Mike Mallard
(1972)
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Mark Skinner
(1972)
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Jim Younger
(1972)
The Glass House
as Bibleback
(1972)
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Luke
(1970)
Angel Unchained
as Jonathan Tremaine
(1969)
Easy Rider
as Stranger on Highway
(1969)
Flareup
as Alan Moris
(1969)
Night of the Serpent
as Luke
(1968)
The Green Berets
as Sgt. Provo
(1968)
The Devil's Brigade
as Pvt. Hubert Hixon
(1967)
Cool Hand Luke
as Boss Paul
(1967)
Will Penny
as Foxy
(1967)
Hurry Sundown
as Dolph Higginson
(1967)
The Happening
as Second Motorcycle Officer